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Savvy Cyclist Class
Savvy Cyclist is a free, one-day "introduction to cycling" program for adults and mature teens who want to improve their cycling skills. It provides essential knowledge and skills to know, adjust, repair, and ride your bike like an experienced pro. This class is ideal for new cyclists who want to learn the basics, those returning to cycling from a long hiatus, people who want to be more independent on their bike, and those who feel a little nervous while cycling in traffic.
June 10, 2007
Sustainable Flatbush Event #3: Permaculture: A View from the Urban Enivronment
Each month (or so) Sustainable Flatbush will present a workshop, lecture, or film on a sustainability-related theme that can benefit our neighborhood ...
June 10, 2007
Upper East Side Town Hall Meeting: Congestion Pricing
A town hall meeting entitled "ask your elected officials." We are told that this is expected to be dominated by discussions of congestion pricing.
June 8, 2007
Panel: What’s Driving Congestion Pricing? A Discussion with the Experts
Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century, in conjunction with NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, present a discussion about an issue affecting all New Yorkers.
June 7, 2007
PlaNYC Albany Advocacy Day
As the first government-issued urban sustainability plan in the United States, PlaNYC is a blueprint to improve transportation, housing, open space, water and air quality and traffic congestion. Perhaps most of all, PlaNYC aims to reduce our energy consumption and limit our impact on climate change.
June 7, 2007
Rally at Congestion Pricing Hearing – Wear Green!
We have a once in a lifetime chance to win green streets, cleaner air and funding for much needed mass transit improvements and expansions in New York City, and we need your help.
June 5, 2007
Panel: NYC2030 Transportation Issues
On Earth Day, April 22, the Mayor gave one of the most important speeches of his administration, laying out a coordinated challenge to deal with the preservation and growth issues facing New York over the next 25 years. You've heard about the proposals regarding congestion pricing, but not as much about the other 126 important initiatives regarding housing, open space, transportation, energy, water, air quality and climate change.
June 4, 2007
Bike Commuting 101
An off-bike seminar presented by Bike New York covering the basics of bike commuting, including selecting a bike and other equipment, what to wear, planning a route, parking and locking, hygiene issues, and more.
June 3, 2007
Manhattan Community Board 4 Selects a Street Design Option from the 9th Avenue Renaissance Report
Manhattan Community Board 4 is expected to vote on a motion to support the findings of CHEKPED's / Ninth Avenue Renaissance's Community Vision for Ninth Avenue (pdf) and adopt them as the official community vision. It will then become the base for the community input in the federally funded engineering study of Lincon Tunnel entrances with a particular focus on pedestrian safety and 9th Avenue. DOT and NYMTC have started to gather data for the study which will formally kick off in September. Community members will be fully included in the process.
June 2, 2007